Word: sullivans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Sullivan's solution to the city's financial crisis was to broaden the city's tax base, and this plan meant opening parts of the city to developers...
...Cambridge, left to its own devices, would probably become an adjunct of Harvard and MIT," says Sullivan, explaining the reasoning behind his plan. "What you needed to do was to build a tax base to provide programs for the people who live there...
...Sullivan, now president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, points to the East Cambridge Riverfront Plan and revamped areas of Kendall and Lechmere Squares as examples of the type of development he promoted...
Most Cambridge development has occurred along what Sullivan calls "the spine of the, city"--the transit lines along Mass. Ave. The concentration of hotels and high-rises in areas like Harvard and Kendall Squares, he says, is the result of a conscious effort to keep projects out of residential areas...
...Sullivan says the new projects are aimed at increasing the quality of life for city residents. But the effects are still being debated. Many complain that the current operation of city government encourages development that harms, rather than helps, Cambridge residents. Others say that placing the responsibility for policy implementation on the city manager opens the door to possible abuse...